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Message from the Founders: First Principles in the 11th Hour
Adam Pritzker & Daniel Squadron

Power-Sharing Liberalism
Danielle Allen

The Stranglehold of Interest-Group Taboos
Matthew Yglesias

Let’s Tidy Up State Government
Jennifer Pahlka

Why States Must End Junk-Fee Creep
Rohit Chopra

The Case for New Cities
Jake Auchincloss & Jonathan Gruber

The Rise of AI Systems
Michelle Lopes Maldonado

How to Choose
Adam Jentleson

The Lives of Men
Ilyse Hogue

Listening to MAHA
Rachael Bedard

Why We Need a New Working-Class Movement, Not Just Another Political Campaign
Matt Morrison

Editor’s Note
Michael Laskawy

Fair Markets For Rural America
Claire Kelloway

The Legacy of Overton Park
Marc J. Dunkelman

Combating Regulatory Attacks: From Response to Resilience
Howard Watts

Yes, College Matters
Patrick Cooney

Assessing Land-Use Reform
Vicki Been & Helen Ketema

Why We Should and Can Get Much Better at State and Local Politics and Government
Joel Rogers

Winning By Default
Pamela K. Bookman

How to Reach Young Voters
Saha Guerrero

Blockchain Election Certification
Cisco Aguilar

How State Legislators Can Rebuild Trust in American Democracy
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

The Case for Depolarizing
Lauren Harper Pope

Electric Utility Reform in an Age of Electrification
Robert A.F. Currie

A Failure of Nerve
Tim Ryan